Seniors begin Season with Away Win
In Geraldine, Waimate’s new skipper, Jason Sew Hoy, won the toss and elected to field, a quickly vindicated decision after both openers were out without scoring. At 19-3 Matt Barnes and Guy Metcalf (43) settled in to a good partnership adding 78 with Barnes eventually scoring 51 before both became victims of schoolboy Glenn Drake who ended up with 3 wickets for 28 on his senior debut. Geraldine eventually posted 155-7. Matt ‘Chucky’ Sew Hoy had a great spell only conceding 13 runs from his 9 overs and taking a wicket while Alan Reid was quickly into stride with 2-20 from his nine over spell. Murray Prattley and Craig Booth both picked up a scalp each too.
Waimate’s reply started slowly too as both openers were gone with 28 on the board before Nathan Sew Hoy with 54 was joined by Murray Prattley who celebrated the recent birth of another son with 44 in a 96 run partnership in good time that saw the Waimate move very close to victory. Phil Chapman (3-12) who was bowling particularly well for Geraldine tried to slow proceedings, but with the other bowlers unable to match him the pairing of Jason Sew Hoy and Nathan Sheppard, both 14 not out, easily saw Waimate through to victory by six wickets and get the season off to the best possible start.
Scoreboard:
Geraldine
B Miller c N Sew Hoy b Reid 0
G Muff c Sheppard b M Sew Hoy 0
P Lill c N Sew Hoy b Booth 13
M Barnes c N Sew Hoy b Drake 51
G Metcalf b Drake 43
H Miller c M Sew Hoy b Reid 4
B Guthrie not out 13
D Lensley b Drake 0
D Hammond not out 10
Extras (2b, 4lb, 14w) 20
Total (for 7 wkts) 155
Fall: 0, 6, 19, 97, 121, 134, 138.
Bowling: A Reid 9-2-20-2, M Sew Hoy 9-3-13-1, C Booth 9-0-26-1, M Prattley 6-0-37-1, G Drake 9-0-28-3, N Sheppard 3-0-26-0.
Waimate
A Polson b Chapman 13
T Bailey c H Millar b Chapman 6
N Sew Hoy c Barnes b Chapman 54
M Prattley b Lill 44
J Sew Hoy not out 14
N Sheppard not out 14
Extras (4b, 2lb, 9w, 1nb) 16
Total (for 4 wkts) 161
Fall: 11, 28, 124, 133.
Bowling: P Chapman 9-3-12-3, B Millar 9-0-52-0, B Guthrie 4-0-17-0, T Metcalf 9-2-28-0, D Lensley 2-0-18-0, P Lill 5.2-0-22-1, D Hammond 2-0-7-0.
Result: Win to Waimate by 6 wickets.
